https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-as-u-s-deal-talks-advance-sources-idUSKBN2682NL >China's ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global, the new company that will operate the popular short video app, should its proposed deal be cleared by the White House, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.